The House of Monomakh or Monomakhovichi were a major princely branch of the Rurikid dynasty and a cadet branch of Yaroslavichi. Descendants of the branch managed to inherit many princely titles which originated in Kievan Rus'.
History The progenitor of the house is Vladimir II Monomakh (son of Vsevolod). The name is derived from the grandfather of Vladimir, Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos of the Monomachos family.
Due to its dominance and conflicts within itself, the branch was subdivided into three major factions: the sons of Mstislav I of Kiev, Izyaslavichi and Rostislavichi; and the sons of Yuri Dolgorukiy, Yurievichi. The split occurred in the 12th century. By that time, Kievan Rus' has already lost its control over the Principality of Polotsk (Iziaslavichi, later Vseslavichi) and the Principality of Halych (Rostislavichi), which were self-governed by other branches of the Rurikid dynasty. The Monomakhovichi were in conflict with these branches.
Main branches Senior branch Mstislavichi – Mstislav I of Kiev Iziaslavichi of Volhynia – Iziaslav II of Kiev Romanovichi of Volhynia – Roman the Great Rostislavichi of Smolensk – Rostislav I of Kiev Shakhovskoy – Konstantin Glebovich ShahLes familles princières de l'ancien empire de Russie (Jacques Ferrand)The Noble Families of the Russian Empire, volume IV The Princes of the Kingdom of Georgia (Stanislaw Dumin & Prince Yuri Chikovani, Moscow 1998)
Junior branches Yurievichi of Vladimir-Suzdal – Yuri Dolgorukiy Yaroslavichi of Tver – Yaroslav of Tver Daniilovichi of Moscow – Daniil of Moscow Konstantinovichi of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal – Konstantin of Suzdal Lobanov-Rostovsky (Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky) Gagarin of Starodub (Andrey Gagarin)
Yurievichi branch
The Yurievichi branch (named after Yuri Dolgorukiy) would reign in Muscovy and the Tsardom of Russia until the 1598 death of Feodor I caused the Time of Troubles. The lineage from Yuri Dolgorukiy onwards is given in the table below:
References
Bibliography (e-book).
External links Voytovych, L. Princely dynasties of Eastern Europe: composition, social and political role. Historical-Genealogical research. Lviv, 2000